Awards & Winners

Fourplay

Fourplay is a contemporary jazz quartet in the United States. The original members of the group were Bob James, Lee Ritenour, Nathan East, and Harvey Mason. In 1997, Lee Ritenour left the group and Fourplay chose Larry Carlton as his replacement. In 2010, Larry Carlton left Fourplay and was replaced by Chuck Loeb. Grammy-nominated supergroup Fourplay has enjoyed consistent artistic and commercial success by grafting elements of R&B and pop to their unwavering jazz foundations. In a span of twenty years and eleven albums, the quartet has continued to explore the limitless dimensions and permutations of jazz while at the same time appealing to a broad mainstream audience. Their first record, 1991's Fourplay, sold over a million copies and remained at the number one position on Billboard's contemporary jazz chart for 33 weeks. Their next LP, 1993's Between the Sheets, reached number one, went gold, and received a Grammy nomination. In 1995, their third gold album, Elixir, also reached the number one position and remained on the chart for more than 90 weeks. Fourplay received a Congressional Record from the United States Congress, House of Representatives recognizing them as distinguished members of the music industry. The award was presented by A. Robert Brown, Sr., Advisor to Congressman Ed Towns of New York at a Fourplay performance in Philadelphia. Fourplay is the only musical group in history to be recognized by the U.S. Congress.

Awards by Fourplay

Check all the awards nominated and won by Fourplay.

2011


Nominations 2011 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Soul Train Music Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Performance (CENTRICTV.com) Let's Touch the Sky

2008


Nominations 2008 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance Fortune Teller

2006


Nominations 2006 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album X

1996


Soul Train Music Award for Best Jazz Album
Honored for : Elixir

Nominations 1996 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Soul Train Music Award for Best Jazz Album Elixir

1994


Nominations 1994 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Soul Train Music Award for Best Jazz Album Between the Sheets

1992


Nominations 1992 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Soul Train Music Award for Best Jazz Album Fourplay